Re: Converting Char to Enum

[Lars Noschinski <lars@usenet.noschinski.de>]

"David C. Hoos" <david.c.hoos.sr@ada95.com> wrote:
> From: "Lars Noschinski" <lars@usenet.noschinski.de>
>> "David C. Hoos, Sr." <david.c.hoos.sr@ada95.com> wrote:
>> | type Symbols is ('0', '1', 'B', 'T', 'U');
>>
>> Is that really a subset of character? I'm asking, because the
>> following code prints "'0'", "'B'" etc. and not "0", "B".
>>
> Take a look at two things, viz.:
>
>    1.  The definition of the Character type in LRM A.1 (35)

Ok, I see. Character is also an enumeration.
 
>    2.   The output of this program:

So if I want to output only the character without the quotes, I have
to convert it to string? In the case of type symbols with an
indirection through type character, of course. 

BTW: Which online book/tutorial has a good explanation of the
possibilities of type conversion in Ada? After doing PHP for a few
weeks, I really see the advantages of a strong type system, but it
needs some time to get familiar with it. 


CU Lars Noschinski